Efficacy of spinal instrumentation and fusion in the prevention of postlaminectomy spinal deformity in children with intramedullary spinal cord tumors

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 244-249

  Simon, Scott L ^a,d   Auerbach, Joshua D ^a   Garg, Sumeet ^b   Sutton, Leslie N ^c   Telfeian, Albert E ^c   Dormans, John P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists PC   (United States)

Author keywords

Intramedullary spinal cord tumors; Postlaminectomy kyphosis; Prevention; Spinal deformity; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PARAPLEGIA; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE SURGERY; THERAPY EFFECT; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 41849136516     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181623819     Document Type: Article

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